Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 229 / Thursday, November 30, 2023 / Notices 83595 

Incident: Tropical Storm Hilary. 

Incident Period: 08/19/2023 through 

08/21/2023. 

DATES: Issued on 11/21/2023. 

Physical Loan Application Deadline 

Date: 01/22/2024. 

Economic Injury (EIDL) Loan 

Application Deadline Date: 08/20/2024. 

ADDRESSES: Visit the MySBA Loan 

Portal at https://lending.sba.gov to 

apply for a disaster assistance loan. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Vanessa Morgan, Office of Disaster 

Recovery & Resilience, U.S. Small 

Business Administration, 409 3rd Street 

SW, Suite 6050, Washington, DC 20416, 

(202) 205–6734. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Notice is 

hereby given that as a result of the 

President’s major disaster declaration on 

11/21/2023, Private Non-Profit 

organizations that provide essential 

services of a governmental nature may 

file disaster loan applications online 

using the MySBA Loan Portal https://

lending.sba.gov or other locally 

announced locations. Please contact the 

SBA disaster assistance customer 

service center by email at 

disastercustomerservice@sba.gov or by 

phone at 1–800–659–2955 for further 

assistance. 

The following areas have been 

determined to be adversely affected by 

the disaster: 

Primary Counties: 

Imperial, Inyo, Kern, Riverside, 

Siskiyou. 

The Interest Rates are: 

Percent 

For Physical Damage: 

Non-Profit Organizations with 

Credit Available Elsewhere ... 2.375 

Non-Profit Organizations without Credit Available Elsewhere ..................................... 2.375 

For Economic Injury: 

Non-Profit Organizations without Credit Available Elsewhere ..................................... 2.375 

The number assigned to this disaster 

for physical damage is 20114B and for 

economic injury is 201150. 

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance 

Number 59008) 

Francisco Sa ́nchez, Jr., 

Associate Administrator, Office of Disaster 

Recovery & Resilience. 

[FR Doc. 2023–26293 Filed 11–29–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 8026–09–P 

DEPARTMENT OF STATE 

[Delegation of Authority No. 547] 

Delegation of Authority Under the 

Creating Helpful Incentives To Produce 

Semiconductors (CHIPS) Act of 2022 

By virtue of the authority vested in 

the Secretary of State by the laws of the 

United States, including section 1 of the 

State Department Basic Authorities Act 

(22 U.S.C. 2651a) and section 102(c) of 

the CHIPS Act of 2022 (Div. A, Pub. L. 

117–167) (CHIPS Act), I hereby delegate 

the following functions to the extent 

authorized by law: 

• To the Director and the Deputy 

Director of the Office of U.S. Foreign 

Assistance, the function conferred upon 

the Secretary of State by section 

102(c)(1) of the CHIPS Act to approve 

the transfer of amounts in the Creating 

Helpful Incentives to Produce 

Semiconductors (CHIPS) for America 

International Technology Security and 

Innovation Fund (ITSI Fund) to foreign 

assistance accounts within the 

Department of State and the United 

States Agency for International 

Development and to accounts within the 

Export-Import Bank and the United 

States International Development 

Finance Corporation, as appropriate, to 

be used for such purposes and under the 

terms and conditions of the account to 

which transferred. 

• To the Under Secretary for 

Management, the function conferred 

upon the Secretary of State by section 

102(c)(1) of the CHIPS Act to approve 

the transfer of amounts in the CHIPS 

ITSI Fund to diplomatic engagement 

accounts within the Department of State 

to be used for such purposes and under 

the terms and conditions of the account 

to which transferred. 

The Secretary, the Deputy Secretary, 

and the Deputy Secretary for 

Management and Resources may 

exercise any function or authority 

delegated herein. Any reference in this 

delegation of authority to a statute shall 

be deemed to be a reference to such 

statute as amended from time to time 

and shall be deemed to apply to any 

provision of law that is the same or 

substantially the same as such statute. 

This delegation of authority does not 

repeal or otherwise affect any other 

delegation of authority currently in 

effect. 

This delegation of authority will be 

published in the Federal Register. 

Dated: July 3, 2023. 

Antony J. Blinken, 

Secretary of State. 

Editorial Note: This document was 

received for publication by the Office of the 

Federal Register on November 27, 2023. 

[FR Doc. 2023–26362 Filed 11–29–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4710–10–P 

OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES 

TRADE REPRESENTATIVE 

Reallocation of Unused Fiscal Year 

2024 WTO Tariff-Rate Quota Volume 

for Raw Cane Sugar 

AGENCY: Office of the United States 

Trade Representative. 

ACTION: Notice. 

SUMMARY: The Office of the United 

States Trade Representative (USTR) is 

providing notice of country-by-country 

reallocations of the fiscal year (FY) 2024 

in-quota quantity of the World Trade 

Organization (WTO) tariff-rate quota 

(TRQ) for imported raw cane sugar. 

DATES: This notice is applicable on 

November 30, 2023. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Erin 

Nicholson, Office of Agricultural 

Affairs, at 202–395–9419 or 

erin.h.nicholson@ustr.eop.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Pursuant 

to Additional U.S. Note 5 to Chapter 17 

of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of 

the United States (HTSUS), the United 

States maintains WTO TRQs for imports 

of raw cane and refined sugar. Section 

404(d)(3) of the Uruguay Round 

Agreements Act (19 U.S.C. 3601(d)(3)) 

authorizes the President to allocate the 

in-quota quantity of a TRQ for any 

agricultural product among supplying 

countries or customs areas. The 

President delegated this authority to the 

U.S. Trade Representative under 

Presidential Proclamation 6763 (60 FR 

1007). 

On July 5, 2023, U.S. Department of 

Agriculture established the FY2024 TRQ 

for imported raw cane sugar at the 

minimum quantity to which the United 

States is committed pursuant to the 

WTO Uruguay Round Agreements 

(1,117,195 metric tons raw value 

(MTRV) conversion factor: 1 metric ton 

= 1.10231125 short tons). On July 19, 

2023, USTR provided notice of countryby-country allocations of the FY2024 inquota quantity of the WTO TRQ for 

imported raw cane sugar. See 88 FR 

46363. Based on consultation with 

quota holders, the U.S. Trade 

Representative has determined to 

reallocate 223,740 MTRV of the original 

TRQ quantity from those countries that 


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have stated they do not plan to fill their 

FY2024 allocated raw cane sugar 

quantities. The U.S. Trade 

Representative is allocating the 223,740 

MTRV to the following countries in the 

amounts specified below: 

Country 

FY2024 

raw sugar 

unused 

reallocation 

(MTRV) 

Argentina .............................. 15,592 

Australia ................................ 30,098 

Belize .................................... 3,989 

Bolivia ................................... 2,901 

Brazil ..................................... 52,581 

Colombia ............................... 8,703 

Costa Rica ............................ 5,439 

Ecuador ................................ 3,989 

El Salvador ........................... 9,428 

Eswatini (Swaziland) ............ 5,802 

Guatemala ............................ 17,406 

Guyana ................................. 4,352 

Honduras .............................. 3,626 

Jamaica ................................ 3,989 

Malawi ................................... 3,626 

Mauritius ............................... 4,352 

Mozambique ......................... 4,714 

Panama ................................ 10,516 

Peru ...................................... 14,868 

South Africa .......................... 8,340 

Thailand ................................ 5,077 

Zimbabwe ............................. 4,352 

The allocations of the raw cane sugar 

WTO TRQ to countries that are net 

importers of sugar are conditioned on 

receipt of the appropriate verifications 

of origin. Certificates for quota 

eligibility must accompany imports 

from any country for which an 

allocation has been provided. 

Douglas McKalip, 

Chief Agricultural Negotiator, Office of the 

United States Trade Representative. 

[FR Doc. 2023–26298 Filed 11–29–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3390–F4–P 

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION 

Federal Highway Administration 

[Docket No. FHWA–2023–0050] 

Agency Information Collection 

Activities: Notice of Request for 

Reinstatement of a Previously 

Approved Information Collection 

AGENCY: Federal Highway 

Administration (FHWA), DOT. 

ACTION: Notice of request for 

reinstatement of a previously approved 

information collection. 

SUMMARY: The FHWA has forwarded the 

information collection request described 

in this notice to the Office of 

Management and Budget (OMB) for 

approval of a new (periodic) 

information collection. We published a 

Federal Register Notice with a 60-day 

public comment period on this 

information collection on September 6, 

2023. We are required to publish this 

notice in the Federal Register by the 

Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995. 

DATES: Please submit comments by 

January 2, 2024. 

ADDRESSES: You may submit comments 

identified by DOT Docket ID Number 

0050 by any of the following methods: 

Website: For access to the docket to 

read background documents or 

comments received go to the Federal 

eRulemaking Portal: Go to http://

www.regulations.gov. 

Follow the online instructions for 

submitting comments. 

Fax: 1–202–493–2251. 

Mail: Docket Management Facility, 

U.S. Department of Transportation, 

West Building Ground Floor, Room 

W12–140, 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, 

Washington, DC 20590–0001. 

Hand Delivery or Courier: U.S. 

Department of Transportation, West 

Building Ground Floor, Room W12–140, 

1200 New Jersey Avenue SE, 

Washington, DC 20590, between 9 a.m. 

and 5 p.m. ET, Monday through Friday, 

except Federal holidays. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Spencer Stevens, 202–366–6221, Office 

of Planning, Environment and Realty, 

Federal Highway Administration, 

Department of Transportation, 1200 

New Jersey Avenue SE, Washington, DC 

20590, between 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., 

Monday through Friday, except Federal 

holidays. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Title: Planning and Research Program 

Administration. 

OMB Control #: 2125–0039. 

Background: The Planning and 

Research Program Administration is 

covered under 23 CFR part 420. 23 CFR 

part 420 regulation includes 

administrative requirements and 

procedures for PL funds (23 U.S.C. 

104(b)(6)) provided for Metropolitan 

Planning Organizations (MPOs) to carry 

out metropolitan planning, and SPR 

funds (provided under the provisions of 

23 U.S.C. 505) for State Departments of 

Transportation (State DOTs) to 

implement statewide transportation 

planning and research, development 

and technology (RD&T) work activities. 

Also, at a State DOT’s option, other Title 

23 funds as identified in the definition 

of FHWA planning and research funds 

in 23 U.S.C. 505 and 23 CFR 420.103 

may be used to perform planning 

activities. Different from this request, 

the information collection requirement 

for work performed by MPOs is a joint 

Federal Highway Administration/ 

Federal Transit Administration 

requirement and is covered under OMB 

Control Number 2132–0529. 

In accordance with government-wide 

grant management procedures, a grant 

application must be submitted for these 

funds. In addition, recipients must 

submit periodic progress and financial 

reports. The content and frequency of 

submission of progress and financial 

reports specified in 23 CFR part 420 is 

as specified in 2 CFR 200 grant 

management regulations. With the 

implementation of 2 CFR 200, the focus 

will be more on using data to determine 

the grant’s achievement outcomes and 

less on accountability compliance. 

FHWA and the State DOTs are called 

upon to identify clear performance 

goals, indicators, and milestones for the 

grants. This information collection 

supports the DOT’s Strategic Objective 

of ‘‘Organizational Excellence’’ by 

providing an ongoing mechanism to 

review applications and approve 

Federal grants to States for their 

transportation planning and research, 

development, and technology work 

programs. 

Respondents: Each State, the District 

of Columbia and the Commonwealth of 

Puerto Rico are required to provide 

information. The annual number of 

burden hours (professional and clerical 

staff) per respondent for preparation of 

work programs and progress and 

financial reports is estimated to be 720 

(18 weeks × 40 hours per week). The 

total annual burden for all respondents 

is estimated to be 37,440 burden hours 

(720 burden hours per respondent times 

52 respondents). 

Frequency: This annual burden 

consists of staff time of each respondent 

for preparation of the work programs, 

and progress and financial reports. For 

those respondents that elect to use 

biennial work programs, the burden for 

preparation of work programs would be 

significantly less for the second year. 

Estimated Average Burden per 

Response: 

Professional staff time for preparation 

of work programs: 400 hours/ 

respondent. 

Professional staff time for preparation 

of progress and financial reports: 120 

hours/respondent. 

Clerical staff time: 200 hours/ 

respondent. 

Estimated Total Annual Burden 

Hours: 720 hours/respondent × 52 

respondents = 37,400 hours. 

Public Comments Invited: You are 

asked to comment on any aspect of this 

information collection, including: (1) 

Whether the proposed collection is 


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